Brookings Police Issue Alert After Man Approaches Child

August 14, 2012, 4:49 PM

BROOKINGS, SD -

Brookings Police are asking people to be on the lookout for a man in a purple van.

Police say a six-year-old boy told them he was approached while playing near the Tatanka pass area Monday afternoon. The man showed money, said there was more in the van and asked the boy to get in. Instead, the boy ran away.

Police are looking for witnesses to come forward. The van is described as purple with tinted windows and a gold angel on the grill. The man is a white male described in his 50s or 60s.